M 65 (NGC 3623)
Galaxy in Leo
| Position (J2000): | 11h18m56s +13°05'37" |
| Magnitude: | 9.3 / SB: 12.7 |
| Size: | 9'.8 x 2'.9 / PA: 174° |
| Class: | Sa II |
| Finder Charts: | 30° | 15° | 5° |
| Search Radius: | 5° |
| NGC Description: | B, vL, mE 165deg +/- , gbMBN; = M65 |
| Other Identifiers: | UGC 6328, MCG+02-29-018, CGCG 067.054, h 854, GC 2373, ARP 317, VV 308, IRAS 11163+1322, PGC 34612 |
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Observations
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 2364 | Two Rivers Spring Star Party 2009 - April 24, 2009 06:04 UT At 167x with the 11mm eyepiece in the 368mm reflector, M65 (part of the Leo triplet) appears as a very large, very elongated, bright, diffuse streak of light extended in the north to south direction. Even with direct vision, the galaxy exhibits a very noticeable diffuse ball at the center of the galaxy with an even smaller stellar-looking central core. |
| 1915 | Hunting for Herschel's - May 6, 2008 02:56 UT At 167X with an 11mm eyepiece in the 368mm reflector, M 65 appears as a very bright, very large, elongated, diffuse streak of light extended in the north to south direction. A diffuse ball is discernible at the center of the galaxy. Averted vision resolves a hint of structure within the galaxy's extent. M 65 lies within the eyepiece field of view with M66, which lies to the east. |
| 1279 | Mid-South Star Gaze 2005 - April 9, 2005 03:52 UT At 50x with the 24mm eyepiece in the 150mm reflector, M 65 appears as a very faint, oval, diffuse patch of light. Averted vision does not reveal any additional detail. Two other galaxies (M 66 & NGC 3628) appear in the field of view forming the Leo triplet. |
| 917 | Testing the new Newt - March 31, 2003 05:53 UT At 55x in the 150mm Newtonian with the 22mm eyepiece, M65 appears as a faint, very elongated, diffuse patch of light with a brighter diffuse central core. M66 lies to the east and NGC3628 lies to the northeast within the eyepiece field of view. Part of the Leo galaxy triplet. |
| 417 | Mid-South Stargaze 2002 - April 13, 2002 05:22 UT With the 203mm SCT at 56x in the 40mm eyepiece, M65 appears as a large, oval-shaped diffuse patch of light. The galaxy has a noticeably brighter core. M65 lies within the same 40mm eyepiece field of view as M66, which lies to the east. Part of the Leo triplet. |
| 54 | Galaxy hunting in the heart of the lion - May 25, 2001 03:10 UT Within the same 20x70 binocular field and about one-quarter the distance from M66 to 73 Leo was M65. M65 appeared as a very faint, diffuse oval smudge of light. Even with averted vision, I could not detect any structure or bright spots within the diffusion. |
